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Moderate consumption of alcohol in women (about 1 drink daily) was associated with better cognitive scores at 2-year average follow-up in women aged 70 to 81 in the Nurses Health Study compared to nondrinkers, while excessive drinkers did not show any association with either improvement or decline.
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Sleep apnea can exacerbate diabetes, and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) can improve glucose control in diabetic patients with sleep apnea.
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Pregabalin has been approved for the management of neuropathic pain. It is the second drug to be approved for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (after duloxetine) and the first drug to be approved for both diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia.
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The lead II rhythm strip shown in the Figure was taken from a patient in atrial flutter. Although difficult to see due to artifact in the baseline, an underlying sawtooth pattern is nevertheless present. In addition, there is something distinctly unusual about this example of atrial flutter. What is it? What clinical diagnosis is suggested as a possible cause of this ECG finding?
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Solifenacin succinate has been approved for the treatment of overactive bladder, the third new agent to be approved for this indication in the last 7 months.
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In selected patients with community-acquired pneumonia, outpatient treatment with levofloxacin was as safe and effective as hospitalization.
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Administration of sterile viable Trichuris suis eggs to patients with active Crohns disease led to impressive clinical improvement.
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Clinicians share a common goal in respect to early diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer, yet the optimum pathway with which to reach this goal is controversial.
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Contradicting previous studies, no evidence was found in a large review of cancer patients that deaths were postponed relative to significant life events.
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A standardized work-up will reveal a cause for drop attacks, which are sudden collapse without loss of consciousness, in 90% of cases.